| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon heterodoxus A.Gray sect. Penstemon |
| Bibliography | Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 269 (1878) |
| Native Range | ec. California to wc. Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 2000-3900m |
| Description | leaves dark green, glabrous, basal leaves oblanceolate to spathulate, 15-30mm long, petiolate, inflorescence of 2-4 remote whorls, flowers 10-16mm, staminodium hirsute |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Penstemon confertus var. geniculatus (Greene) Jeps. Penstemon fremontii A.Gray Penstemon geniculatus Greene Penstemon glastifolius Greene Penstemon heterodoxus ssp. typicus D.D.Keck Penstemon procerus f. geniculatus (Greene) Smiley |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |